Chhattisgarh has extended the summer break for schools to June 25
The intense heat has prompted the Chhattisgarh government to prolong the summer break for all schools to June 25. In light of the extreme heat, this move attempts to safeguard the health of the pupils.
Citing extreme heat, the Chhattisgarh government has extended summer vacation for all state schools till June 25, according to a Monday announcement from an official. The directive was released late on Sunday night by the state's department of school instruction.
The meteorological bureau said that on Sunday, the highest temperatures in Raipur and Rajnandgaon were approximately 39 degrees Celsius. The summer vacation was originally planned to run from April 22 to June 15. But in order to protect the health of the pupils, the authorities decided to prolong the holiday due to the persistently high temperatures. The new date of school reopening is June 26, 2024.
Over the next four days, isolated places are expected to have thunderstorms with lightning and gusty gusts, according to the Meteorological Centre in Raipur. Furthermore, in the next four to five days, there is a good chance that the southwest monsoon may spread into further areas of the state.
The MeT center recorded the following temperatures on Sunday: 39.3 degrees Celsius in Raipur, 39.2 degrees Celsius in Rajnandgaon, 40.2 degrees Celsius in Pendra, 30.8 degrees Celsius in Bilaspur, 32.6 degrees Celsius in Ambikapur, and 35.2 degrees Celsius in Jagdalpur.
The summer break was extended to June 25th to protect students from the extreme heat.
Schools were originally scheduled to reopen on June 15th.
Schools in Chhattisgarh will now reopen on June 26th.
Temperatures in some areas have reached up to 39 degrees Celsius (around 102 degrees Fahrenheit).
The monsoon is expected to reach some parts of the state in the next 4-5 days.
